Wilson Defeats Oganyan in High Roller Event #1: $10,500 No-Limit Hold'em for Career-Best $304,70
The three High Roller Wynn events kicked off with High Roller Event #1: $10,500 No-Limit Hold'em on March 7, an event that drew 92 runners for a prize pool of $920,000. Those runners included plenty of heavy hitters, including Vikenty Shegal (9th - $27,600), PokerGO founder Cary Katz (7th - $37,444), Daniel Negreanu (5th - $57,500) and Andrew Lichtenberger (4th - $77,096).
Joseph Cheong bowed out in third place for $111,872 before a heads-up battle between Aram Oganyan and Taylor Wilson that saw Wilson taking down the event for $304,70 and Oganyan earning $176,824 for his runner-up finish.
The victory brings Wilson up to $1.3 million in Hendon Mob earnings and gives him his largest career cash.
High Roller Event #1: $10,500 No-Limit Hold'em Final Table Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | PRIZE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor Wilson | United States | $304,704 | |
| 2 | Aram Oganyan | United States | $176,824 | |
| 3 | Joseph Cheong | United States | $111,872 | |
| 4 | Andrew Lichtenberger | United States | $77,096 | |
| 5 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | $57,500 | |
| 6 | Chris Hunichen | United States | $45,632 | |
| 7 | Cary Katz | United States | $37,444 | |
| 8 | Ryan Brown | United States | $31,444 | |
| 9 | Vikenty Shegal | United States | $27,600 |
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